# Africa

**Afereka** e la a paaloŋ ayi soba naŋ e kpoŋ kyɛ taa gyɛmaa a yi Asia paaloŋ puoriŋ. O kponnoŋ mannoo poɔŋ o e seŋ ŋa 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) a poɔ koŋkommo naŋ kpɛgele o, a teŋa vuo o naŋ pɔge e la lezare kɔɔ mannoo poɔ(20%) ane ayoɔbo kɔɔ mannoo poɔ (6%) o gbandege vuoŋ. Ka o noba yagroŋ kyɛre fẽẽ na ta 1.4 billion yuomo turi ayi ane lezare ne boŋyeni (2021) saŋa.Kɔɔ mannoo poɔ,o noba yagroŋ e la pie ane anii (18%) a tendaa zaa noba yagroŋ mannooŋ.Afereka noba yagroŋ naŋ la bile a paaloŋ zaa noba yagroŋ poɔ. A median age 2012 poɔ da e la 19.7 kyɛ ka a paaloŋ zaa media age da e 30.4. A 2024 kaa nyaabo poɔ wuli ka Afereka noba yagroŋ na gaŋ la 3.8 billion 2100 naŋ na wa tara.Afereka la dɛndɛŋ naŋ naŋ be a kyaare ne libiyɛlɛ kyɛ la e a paaloŋ ayi soba noba naŋ maaleŋ kpiire be naŋ ayi Oceania puoriŋ. Gambaŋenema de la a yele ŋa te gbage ne yeli tɛɛtɛɛ gyɛmaa, aseŋ; geography, climate, corruption, colonialism, the cold war ane neocolonialism. Aneazaa ka naŋ be la Afereka poɔ, kyɛ te pampana yɛroŋ yɛlloo ane te baapaaba yagroŋ vɛŋee la ka Afereka e yɛroŋ zinimizeɛ a paaloŋ zaa ŋmaa ŋmane kyigi, ane Afereka taa ka Naaŋmen boŋ-iri gyɛmaa naŋ na baŋ maale boma yaga.

## states mine ane territories

A sovereign states mine ane dependent territories nang be Africa ane irigyin mine nang be Africa

Algeria, Togo, Benin,Botswana,Cameroon, Cent Afr Rep,Chad, Democratic

Republic of Congo,,Djibouti,Egypt, Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Cape\*,Verde,Libya,Mali,Ghana,Sierra,Leone,Ivory,Coast,Burkina Faso,Mauritania,Morocco,São Tom ane Príncipe,Gabon,Namibia,Niger,Nigeria,Congo,Somalia,SomalilandSouth Africa,Sudan,SouthSudan,Tunisia,Western Sahara,Senegal, a Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia,Madagascar,Malawi,Mozambique,Burundi,Rwanda,Uganda,Tanzania,Angola,Saint Helena (UK), Lesotho Eswatini, Zambia,Zimbabwe,Mauritius, Réunion,Comoros,Seychelles,*Atlantic,Ocean,Atlantic,Ocean,Indian,Ocean,Strait of Gibraltar,Mediterranean Sea,*

| Arms | Flag | Name of region and
territory, with flag | Area
(km2) | Population | Year | Density
(per km2) | Capital | Name(s) in official language(s) | ISO 3166-1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **North Africa** |
|  |  | Algeria | 2,381,740 | 46,731,000 | 2022 | 17.7 | Algiers | الجزائر (al-Jazāʾir)/Algérie | DZA |
|  |  | Egypt | 1,001,450 | 82,868,000 | 2012 | 83 | Cairo | مِصر (Miṣr) | EGY |
|  |  | Libya | 1,759,540 | 6,310,434 | 2009 | 4 | Tripoli | ليبيا (Lībiyā) | LBY |
|  |  | Morocco | 446,550 | 35,740,000 | 2017 | 78 | Rabat | المغرب (al-maḡrib)/ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ (lmeɣrib)/Maroc | MAR |
|  |  | Sudan | 1,861,484 | 30,894,000 | 2008 | 17 | Khartoum | Sudan/السودان (as-Sūdān) | SDN |
|  |  | Tunisia | 163,610 | 10,486,339 | 2009 | 64 | Tunis | تونس (Tūnis)/Tunest/Tunisie | TUN |
|  |  | Western Sahara | 266,000 | 405,210 | 2009 | 2 | El Aaiún | الصحراء الغربية (aṣ-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbiyyah)/Taneẓroft Tutrimt/Sáhara Occidental | ESH |
| **East Africa** |
|  |  | Burundi | 27,830 | 8,988,091 | 2009 | 323 | Gitega | Uburundi/Burundi/Burundi | BDI |
|  |  | Comoros | 2,170 | 752,438 | 2009 | 347 | Moroni | Komori/Comores/جزر القمر (Juzur al-Qumur) | COM |
|  |  | Djibouti | 23,000 | 828,324 | 2015 | 22 | Djibouti | Yibuuti/جيبوتي (Jībūtī)/Djibouti/Jabuuti | DJI |
|  |  | Eritrea | 121,320 | 5,647,168 | 2009 | 47 | Asmara | Eritrea | ERI |
|  |  | Ethiopia | 1,127,127 | 84,320,987 | 2012 | 75 | Addis Ababa | ኢትዮጵያ (Ītyōṗṗyā)/Itiyoophiyaa/ኢትዮጵያ/Itoophiyaa/Itoobiya/ኢትዮጵያ | ETH |
|  |  | French Southern Territories (France) | 439,781 | 100 | 2019 | — | Saint Pierre | Terres australes et antarctiques françaises | FRA-TF |
|  |  | Kenya | 582,650 | 39,002,772 | 2009 | 66 | Nairobi | Kenya | KEN |
|  |  | Madagascar | 587,040 | 20,653,556 | 2009 | 35 | Antananarivo | Madagasikara/Madagascar | MDG |
|  |  | Malawi | 118,480 | 14,268,711 | 2009 | 120 | Lilongwe | Malaŵi/Malaŵi | MWI |
|  |  | Mauritius | 2,040 | 1,284,264 | 2009 | 630 | Port Louis | Mauritius/Maurice/Moris | MUS |
|  |  | Mayotte (France) | 374 | 223,765 | 2009 | 490 | Mamoudzou | Mayotte/Maore/Maiôty | MYT |
|  |  | Mozambique | 801,590 | 21,669,278 | 2009 | 27 | Maputo | Moçambique/Mozambiki/Msumbiji/Muzambhiki | MOZ |
|  |  | Réunion (France) | 2,512 | 743,981 | 2002 | 296 | Saint Denis | La Réunion | FRA-RE |
|  |  | Rwanda | 26,338 | 10,473,282 | 2009 | 398 | Kigali | Rwanda | RWA |
|  |  | Seychelles | 455 | 87,476 | 2009 | 192 | Victoria | Seychelles/Sesel | SYC |
|  |  | Somalia | 637,657 | 9,832,017 | 2009 | 15 | Mogadishu | 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖 (Soomaaliya) /الصومال (aṣ-Ṣūmāl) | SOM |
|  |  | Somaliland | 176,120 | 5,708,180 | 2021 | 25 | Hargeisa | Soomaaliland/صوماليلاند (Ṣūmālīlānd) |  |
|  |  | South Sudan | 619,745 | 8,260,490 | 2008 | 13 | Juba | South Sudan | SSD |
|  |  | Tanzania | 945,087 | 44,929,002 | 2009 | 43 | Dodoma | Tanzania/Tanzania | TZA |
|  |  | Uganda | 236,040 | 32,369,558 | 2009 | 137 | Kampala | Uganda/Yuganda | UGA |
|  |  | Zambia | 752,614 | 11,862,740 | 2009 | 16 | Lusaka | Zambia | ZMB |
|  |  | Zimbabwe | 390,580 | 11,392,629 | 2009 | 29 | Harare | Zimbabwe | ZWE |
| **Central Africa** |
|  |  | Angola | 1,246,700 | 12,799,293 | 2009 | 10 | Luanda | Angola | AGO |
|  |  | Cameroon | 475,440 | 18,879,301 | 2009 | 40 | Yaoundé | Cameroun/Kamerun | CMR |
|  |  | Central African Republic | 622,984 | 4,511,488 | 2009 | 7 | Bangui | Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka/République centrafricaine | CAF |
|  |  | Chad | 1,284,000 | 10,329,208 | 2009 | 8 | N'Djamena | تشاد (Tšād)/Tchad | TCD |
|  |  | Republic of the Congo | 342,000 | 4,012,809 | 2009 | 12 | Brazzaville | Congo/Kôngo/Kongó | COG |
|  |  | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,345,410 | 69,575,000 | 2012 | 30 | Kinshasa | République démocratique du Congo | COD |
|  |  | Equatorial Guinea | 28,051 | 633,441 | 2009 | 23 | Malabo | Guinea Ecuatorial/Guinée Équatoriale/Guiné Equatorial | GNQ |
|  |  | Gabon | 267,667 | 1,514,993 | 2009 | 6 | Libreville | Gabon | GAB |
|  |  | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1,001 | 212,679 | 2009 | 212 | São Tomé | São Tomé e Príncipe | STP |
| **Southern Africa** |
|  |  | Botswana | 600,370 | 1,990,876 | 2009 | 3 | Gaborone | Botswana/Botswana | BWA |
|  |  | Eswatini | 17,363 | 1,123,913 | 2009 | 65 | Mbabane | eSwatini/Eswatini | SWZ |
|  |  | Lesotho | 30,355 | 2,130,819 | 2009 | 70 | Maseru | Lesotho/Lesotho | LSO |
|  |  | Namibia | 825,418 | 2,108,665 | 2009 | 3 | Windhoek | Namibia | NAM |
|  |  | South Africa | 1,219,912 | 51,770,560 | 2011 | 42 | Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria | yaseNingizimu Afrika/yoMzantsi-Afrika/Suid-Afrika/Afrika-Borwa/Aforika Borwa/Afrika Borwa/Afrika Dzonga/yeNingizimu Afrika/Afurika Tshipembe/yeSewula Afrika | ZAF |
| **West Africa** |
|  |  | Benin | 112,620 | 8,791,832 | 2009 | 78 | Porto-Novo | Bénin | BEN |
|  |  | Burkina Faso | 274,200 | 15,746,232 | 2009 | 57 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | BFA |
|  |  | Cape Verde | 4,033 | 429,474 | 2009 | 107 | Praia | Cabo Verde/Kabu Verdi | CPV |
|  |  | The Gambia | 11,300 | 1,782,893 | 2009 | 158 | Banjul | The Gambia | GMB |
|  |  | Ghana | 239,460 | 23,832,495 | 2009 | 100 | Accra | Ghana | GHA |
|  |  | Guinea | 245,857 | 10,057,975 | 2009 | 41 | Conakry | Guinée | GIN |
|  |  | Guinea-Bissau | 36,120 | 1,533,964 | 2009 | 43 | Bissau | Guiné-Bissau | GNB |
|  |  | Ivory Coast | 322,460 | 20,617,068 | 2009 | 64 | Abidjan, Yamoussoukro | Côte d'Ivoire | CIV |
|  |  | Liberia | 111,370 | 3,441,790 | 2009 | 31 | Monrovia | Liberia | LBR |
|  |  | Mali | 1,240,000 | 12,666,987 | 2009 | 10 | Bamako | Mali/Maali/مالي (Mālī)/𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Maali)/ߡߊߟߌ (Mali) | MLI |
|  |  | Mauritania | 1,030,700 | 3,129,486 | 2009 | 3 | Nouakchott | موريتانيا (Mūrītānyā) | MRT |
|  |  | Niger | 1,267,000 | 15,306,252 | 2009 | 12 | Niamey | Niger | NER |
|  |  | Nigeria | 923,768 | 166,629,000 | 2012 | 180 | Abuja | Nigeria | NGA |
|  |  | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) | 420 | 7,728 | 2012 | 13 | Jamestown | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | SHN |
|  |  | Senegal | 196,190 | 13,711,597 | 2009 | 70 | Dakar | Sénégal | SEN |
|  |  | Sierra Leone | 71,740 | 6,440,053 | 2009 | 90 | Freetown | Sierra Leone | SLE |
|  |  | Togo | 56,785 | 6,019,877 | 2009 | 106 | Lomé | Togo | TGO |
| Africa Total | 30,368,609 | 1,001,320,281 | 2009 | 33 |  |

### A territories mine

A territories taa la awai naŋ bebe a e ziiri naŋ ba e a Afrika tenne kyɛ naŋ paale a African paaloŋ.

| Flag | Map | English short, formal names, and ISO | Ruling power | Status | Domestic short name(s)
and
formal name(s) | Capital | Population | Area | Currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Canary Islands
Autonomous Region of the Canary Islands
ES-CN | Spain | Autonomous community of Spain | Spanish: *Islas Canarias* | Santa Cruz and Las Palmas
Spanish: *Santa Cruz de Tenerife* and *Las Palmas de Gran Canaria* | 2,207,225 | 7,447 km2 (2,875 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Ceuta
Autonomous City of Ceuta
ES-CE | Autonomous city of Spain | Spanish: *Ceuta—Ciudad autónoma de Ceuta* | Ceuta
Spanish: *Ceuta* | 84,843 | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Madeira
Autonomous Region of Madeira
PT-30 | Portugal | Autonomous Region of Portugal | Portuguese: *Madeira—Região Autónoma da Madeira* | Funchal
Portuguese: *Funchal* | 267,785 | 828 km2 (320 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Mayotte
Mayotte Region
YT | France | Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic | French: *Mayotte—Région Mayotte* | Mamoudzou
French: *Mamoudzou* | 266,380 | 374 km2 (144 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Melilla
Autonomous City of Melilla
ES-ML | Spain | Autonomous city of Spain | Spanish: *Melilla—Ciudad autónoma de Melilla* | Melilla
Spanish: *Melilla* | 84,714 | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Pelagie Islands | Italy | Archipelago of Italy | Italian: *Isole Pelagie*
Sicilian: *Ìsuli Pilaggî* | Lampedusa e Linosa
Italian: *Lampedusa e Linosa*
Sicilian: *Lampidusa e Linusa* | 6,304 | 21.4 km2 (8 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Plazas de soberanía | Spain | Overseas territory of Spain | Spanish: *Plazas de soberanía* | N/A | 74 | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Réunion
Réunion Region
RE | France | Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic | French: *Réunion—Région Réunion* | Saint-Denis
French: *Saint-Denis* | 889,918 | 2,512 km2 (970 sq mi) | euro |
|  |  | Socotra Archipelago | Yemen | Governorate of Yemen | Arabic: أرخبيل سقطرى
(*ʾArḫabīl Suquṭrā*) | Hadibu
Arabic: اديبو (*Ḥādībū*) | 60,550 | 3,974.64 km2 (1,535 sq mi) | Yemeni rial |

## Economy

A tabol na wulee nominal GDP ane GDP capita (kyaare Power Parity daarong) a 2025 yineŋ a IMF.

| Rank | Country | GDP (nominal, in 2025)
millions of USD | GDP per capita (PPP, in 2025)
in international dollars |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| — | *Africa* | 2,834,002 | 7,373 |
| 1 | South Africa | 410,338 | 15,989 |
| 2 | Egypt | 347,342 | 21,668 |
| 3 | Algeria | 268,885 | 18,525 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 188,271 | 6,792 |
| 5 | Morocco | 165,835 | 11,266 |
| 6 | Kenya | 131,673 | 7,534 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 117,457 | 4,398 |
| 8 | Angola | 113,343 | 10,234 |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 94,483 | 8,111 |
| 10 | Ghana | 88,332 | 8,417 |
| 11 | Tanzania | 85,977 | 4,371 |
| 12 | DR Congo | 79,119 | 1,884 |
| 13 | Uganda | 64,277 | 3,896 |
| 14 | Tunisia | 56,291 | 14,779 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 56,011 | 5,760 |

## Dabaŋkoroŋ

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